"motorcoach" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motorcoaches [plural]
Etymology: From motor + coach. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|motor|coach}} motor + coach Head templates: {{en-noun}} motorcoach (plural motorcoaches)
  1. A motorised bus, or coach.
    Sense id: en-motorcoach-en-noun-7QDa2BNq
  2. Alternative form of motor coach (a rail vehicle) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: motor coach (extra: a rail vehicle) Categories (topical): Vehicles
    Sense id: en-motorcoach-en-noun-wm~8bxNZ Disambiguation of Vehicles: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: motor coach, motor-coach, autobus, bus, coach, omnibus, motorbus Hypernyms: motor vehicle Related terms: city bus Coordinate_terms: motor car (alt: motorcar), motor truck (alt: motortruck), motor scooter (alt: motorscooter)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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